Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe

Serves: 6
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Reduced calorie margarine

Thin sliced peeled onion

each

Chopped carrot

each

Clove garlic peeled coarsely chopped

(28-oz) peeled italian plum tomatoes

Defatted chicken broth

Boiling potato peeled and thin sliced

Chopped fresh basil leaves or 2 ts dried basil

Nutmeg

Salt to taste

Milk

Melt margarine in a soup pot over low heat.
Add onion, c arot and garlic.
Cook, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and wilted.
Crush tomatoes in their liquid and add to the pot along with chicken broth, potato, basil, nutmeg and salt.
Cook, covered, over low heat for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Let cool to room temperature.
Puree in a blender, in small batches, adding a bit of milk to each batch.
Return to soup pot and adjust seasonings.
Before serving, warn through over very low heat.
Do not boil.